Rest Well, My Friend

A tangle of letters destined to trip the tongue
Reminder of the caducity of expression
A tremor in the hand, a stutter in the mouth
Become a mutual nod of acknowledgment.

The metathesis leaves me silent
What molecules make up the soul?
Eudemonic accident we met,
Cruel fragility we part.

Caducity (noun)

frailty, transitoriness

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Eudemonic (adjective)

relating to or conducive to happiness

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Metathesis (noun)

a change of place or condition, transposition of two phonemes in a word, a chemical reaction in which different kinds of molecules exchange parts to form other kinds of molecules

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Natural Gift

High in the bealach
Thalassic views assault him
Inkhorn words fail him

Bealach (noun)

a narrow mountain pass

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Inkhorn (adjective)

ostentatiously learned; pedantic

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Thalassic (adjective)

of or relating to seas and oceans

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Debt Worth Paying

He willingly applied his John Hancock to the purchase of
Peacocks, Champaign glasses, fireworks for the final
Girandole of the evening.

This is our bada din, he had reassured her as she dressed in
silks, lace, and pearls, glimmering and redolent
Against a lake of light.

Bada din (noun)

a notable or significant day esp one on which an important festival or momentous event takes place

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Girandole (noun)

a radiating and showy composition such as fireworks; an ornamental branched candlestick; a pendant earring usually with three ornaments hanging from a central piece

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John Hancock (noun)

a person’s signature

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Sedulous career 
planning did not lead to the paradisiacal
ease he had once craved
but turned into his litigious
growl, driving away even his closest
allies.

Litigious (adjective)

of, relating to, or characterized by litigation; tend to engage in lawsuits

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Paradisiacal (adjective)

of, like, or befitting paradise

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Sedulous (adjective)

involving or accomplished with careful perseverance; diligent in application or pursuit

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Lull-a-bye

 Her burgeoning stomach
Caused passersby to stare
Shaped like a hummock
She felt only the impair

Before the diagnosis
She was fond of his kiss
After the meiosis
She had become a tmesis

Burgeon (verb)

to send forth new growth, sprout, bloom; to grow and expand rapidly, flourish

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Tmesis (noun)

the interpolation of one of more words between the parts of a compound world, as be thou ware for beware or abso-freakin-lutely

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Bad Fan Fic

Harry was too polite but Hermione importuned the poor child on his lineage.  “The teknonymy is too obvious,” she spoke with haste, “only a man named after a dumbledore would name a child born in the States 'Dixie Bee'."

Dumbledore (noun)

a bumblebee

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Importune (verb)

to press or urge with troublesome persistence; to request or beg for urgently; annoy, trouble

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Teknonymy (noun)

the custom of naming a parent after their child

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Pre-nupted

  She knew they were 
in trouble when the minimoon
she had planned
was superseded by
his mother's dog's
birthday party.

Minimoon (noun)

a short, usually inexpensive, honeymoon

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Supersede (verb)

to cause to be set aside, to force out as inferior, to displace in favor of another

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